brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
life-prolonging treatment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
pupil; student; schoolchild
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(police) detective; criminal matter
foreign; abroad; overseas
proposal; offer; request; application
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
shriek of delight; cry of joy
shopping; purchased goods
otherwise; or else; if not
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news